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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Jailing of reporters has chilling effect on Turkish media-OSCE | Reuters

Jailing of reporters has "chilling effect" on Turkish media-OSCE

* Media freedom damaged in Turkey - OSCE official

* Sees "huge self-censorship" in country

* Supporters of PM Erdogan deny he has crippled media

* Government: jailed journalists held for serious crimes

By Fredrik Dahl

VIENNA, June 13 (Reuters) - The imprisonment of journalists is having a "chilling effect" on Turkey's media, which exercised self-censorship during this month's anti-government protests, Europe's main rights and democracy watchdog said.

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